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A Promise Kept The Story of the James S. Copley Library by Reilly, Richard - 1983

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A Promise Kept The Story of the James S. Copley Library

by Reilly, Richard

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La Jolla, CA: Copley Books. F/No dust jacket As Issued. 1983. Special Edition. Hardcover. 0913938262 . Fine condition. ; Special Edition of 1983, an un-numbered copy signed by Helen K. Copley, the widow of James S. Copley and the head of the Copley publishing and media empire. Also signed by the author. Designed by Allan Zukor, Edited by Timothy l. Biel. Color frontis after a portrait of James Copley. Bookplate of James Strohn Copley affixed to front pastedown. Cardstock marbled endpapers. With notes and an extensive list of works consulted. The James S. Copley Library was dedicated on November 19, 1982 in La Jolla, CA. The collection was sold in 2010 and 2011 by Sotheby's in a series of eight auctions. It included a large selection of Americana and Californiana books and historical documents. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 174 p.; Signed by Author .
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  • Book Condition Used - F/No dust jacket As Issued
  • Edition Special Edition
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  • ISBN 10 0913938262
  • ISBN 13 9780913938263
  • Publisher Copley Books
  • Place of Publication La Jolla, CA
  • Date Published 1983
  • Keywords 0913938262, Copley, Library, California, Americana, Books On Books

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Copley Books. A lovely clean crisp hardcover in very good condition, half bound in leather, signed by both author, Richard Reilly and designer Allan Zukor. No. 261/450 limited edition signed copies. No DJ as issued. PLEASE NOTE: OVERSIZED ITEM NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING ON AMAZON. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1983.
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Copley Books, 1983-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. . Slight shelf wear. Pages/boards clean, binding sturdy.
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La Jolla, CA: Copley Books. Good with no dust jacket; Musty, boards soiled.. 1983. Hardcover. 0913938262 . Quarterbound leather with white embossed cloth boards. A limited edition of 450 copies numbered and signed by the author and book designer Allan Zukor and further inscribed on the limitation page. Index, bibliography, notes, many color photos. A look at the rare books in the James S. Copley Library. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 174 pages .
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Copley Books. A beautiful crisp clean hardcover copy in very good condition, faint stains to cloth on cover. No DJ as issued. Signed by author and book designer, Alan Zukor. PLEASE NOTE: OVERSIZED ITEM, NO INTERNATIONAL ORDERS ON AMAZON. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1983.
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A COPLEY BOOK. Hardcover. GOOD. NOEAN 0 9780913938263 241/450 SIGNED BY REILLY AND DESIGNER ALLAN ZUKOR [OVERSIZED, ILLUSTRATED HARDCOVER; DECORATIVE ENDPAPERS & 3/4 LEATHER] THE STORY OF THE JAMES S. COPLEY LIBRARY (NOEAN )
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La Jolla, California: The James S. Copley Library, 1983. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Quarto. 174pp. Designed by Alan Zukor. Edited by Timothy L. Biel. Publisher's half leather over embossed linen. One corner very gently bumped, else fine. One of 450 copies, Signed by the author and book designer on the limitation page.
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Copley Books. A beautiful crisp clean hardcover copy in very good condition, light rubbing to edges of boards near corners, former owners bookplate on front paste down. Limited edition copy no. 62 signed by author and Helen Copley. No DJ as issued. PLEASE NOTE: OVERSIZED ITEM, NO INTERNATIONAL ORDERS ON AMAZON. . Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 1983.
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A Promise Kept: The Story of the James S. Copley Library

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La Jolla: A Copley Book, 1983. Hardcover . Used - good. 4to; 174pp. Copy no. 32 of an unspecified limitation, signed by publisher and author. Bookplate of James Strohn Copley, front pastedown. Full leather binding with numerous superficial indentations.
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A Promise Kept: The Story Of The James S. Copley Library (Special Leatherbound Copley Family Copy)
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by Reilly, Richard

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La Jolla, California: Copley Books / Copley Press, 1983. First Edition . Full Calf. Fine. 11 1/4" Tall. Color Photographs. 174 Pp. One Of A Small Number Of Special Copies Signed By Copley And Reilly, Of Which This Is A One Of A Few Copies Specially Bound In Full Calf With Silk Endpapers For Distribution To Family Members And Possibly A Few Close Associates. This Is Numbered Copy #3, With The Large Elaborate Bookplate Of James Strohn Coply And A Loose Gift Card From Helen Copley ( For Her Son David Copley Although Not Marked As Such). The Copley Library Collection Was Later Sold At Auction At Sotheby's In 2010, Dispersing A Collection Of Rare Original Americana Which Is Unlikely To Be Matched In Size And Scope.
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